FemmeFilmFest21
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FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Yulia & Juliet (Zara Dwinger)

Trigger warning: suicide. First release in 2018, Yulia & Juliet may appear just to be another remake of the classic Romeo & Juliet story by…

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FemmeFilmFest21
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FemmeFilmFest21 Review: The Light of the Moon (Jessica M. Thompson)

Trigger warning: rape. It has been a few years since I first watched Jessica M. Thompson’s The Light of the Moon, but I was immediately…

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Sundance 2021 Review: The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

It is the 50-year anniversary of Lucino Visconti’s film Death in Venice. A film that circled festivals and garnered plenty of praise from critics and…

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Sundance 2021 Review: Writing with Fire

As a female journalist, is it easy just to read the statistics and see the small implications of being female in this industry from the…

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Cabin
Posted in Horror

The Cabin in the Woods (2011) and the Horror Homage

If there is one horror film that feels incredibly inspired by its predecessors, it is Drew Goddard’s The Cabin in the Woods (2011). Whilst the…

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Plyushchikha
Posted in Review Women

FemmeFilmFest20 Review: Three Poplars in Plyushchikha Street (Tatyana Lioznova)

Three Poplars in Plyushchikha Street (1968) is a Russian romantic-comedy, being a success for the Russian film industry with 26 million people seeing it in…

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Posted in Culture Movies

Filmotomy’s Best Films of the Decade – Amy Smith’s List

Members of the Filmotomy team agonize over their top ten for the decade (2010-19). 10. The Disaster Artist (2017) There is nothing more fascinating to…

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Ready or Not
Posted in Horror Review

Film Road to Halloween: Ready or Not (2019)

The road to Halloween is paved with good films. Wherein we countdown to the spirited season with a hundred doses of horror. 4 days to…

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Crawl
Posted in Horror Review

Film Road to Halloween: Crawl (2019)

The road to Halloween is paved with good films. Wherein we countdown to the spirited season with a hundred doses of horror. 25 days to…

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Posted in Review Women

FemmeFilmFest Review: Lady Bird by Greta Gerwig

Lady Bird (2017) is a coming-of-age film that was nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture. Directed and written by Greta Gerwig, this film stars…

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Psycho
Posted in Horror Review

Film Road to Halloween: Psycho (1960)

The road to Halloween is paved with good films. Wherein we countdown to the spirited season with a hundred doses of horror. 51 days to…

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Jaws
Posted in Horror Review

Film Road to Halloween: Jaws (1975)

The road to Halloween is paved with good films. Wherein we countdown to the spirited season with a hundred doses of horror. 60 days to…

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